[Amended 7-16-1968]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
An area in the roadway set aside for the boarding of or alighting
from and the parking of busses.
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the
prolongation or connection of curblines and property lines at intersections,
or at any portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing
by lines on the road surfaces or by other markings or signs.
Vehicles of the Fire Department, fire patrol, police vehicles,
ambulances and emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal
departments or public service corporations when the latter are responding
to an emergency in relation to the Police or Fire Departments.
Any procession of mourners, properly identified as such,
accompanying the remains of a human body.
The area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curblines,
or if none, then the lateral boundary lines, of intersecting ways
as defined in MGL c. 90, § 1, including divided highways.
The rules and regulations herein contained governing and restricting
the movement of vehicles at and near intersecting ways shall apply
at any place along any way at which drivers are to be controlled by
traffic control signals whether or not such place is an "intersection"
as herein defined.
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
Any officer, any constable or special officer, provided that
he or she has his or her badge of office displayed over his or her
left breast and upon his or her outer garment.
[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord.
No. 100-2014]
That portion of a curbing, the painting of which has been
authorized by the Chief of Police and which complies with the standards
of the Department of Public Works of the commonwealth and has the
written approval of that Department.
Any painted line, marking or marker placed in or upon any
way and which complies with the standards of the Department of Public
Works and has the written approval of that Department.
All signals, conforming to the standards as prescribed by
the Department of Public Works of the commonwealth, not inconsistent
with this chapter, placed or erected by authority of a public body
or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of directing or warning
traffic.
All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not
inconsistent with this chapter, and which conform to the standards
prescribed by the Department of Public Works of the commonwealth and
placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having
jurisdiction, for the purpose of guiding, directing, warning or regulating
traffic.
The stopping or standing of a vehicle occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily, except that a vehicle shall not be deemed parked
when stopped or standing for the purpose of or while actually engaged
in loading or unloading or in obedience to an officer or traffic-control
signs or signals or while making emergency repairs or if disabled
while arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human
power, except bicycles or tricycles.
Any intersection of ways with a railroad right-of-way.
That portion of a street between the regularly established
curblines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended
to be used for vehicular traffic.
The counterclockwise operation of a vehicle around an object
or structure.
Any area or space set aside within a roadway for the exclusive
use of pedestrians and which has been indicated by signs, lines or
markings, having the written approval of the Department of Public
Works of the commonwealth.
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of
commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
That portion of a street or highway set aside for pedestrian
travel.
The entire width between property lines of every way open
to the use of the public for purposes of travel.
An area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are required
to park while waiting to be engaged.
Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars
or other conveyances either single or together while using any street
for the purpose of travel.
Any area along any way, other than an intersection way, at
which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals.
Any device using colored lights which conforms to the standards
as prescribed by the Department of Public Works of the commonwealth,
whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which
traffic may be alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
Any area or space set aside, within a roadway, which is not
intended for use by vehicular traffic.
The turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous left turn
whereby the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including bicycles
when the provisions of these rules are applicable to them, except
other devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks and devices which derive their power for operation
from stationary overhead wires.